Chapter 36: Making up the Numbers
Translator:
CKtalon
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CKtalon
The blood-colored avatar picked up the Skeleton Generalâs crystal and immediately, a potent Primordial Energy surged into Zhou Wenâs body like a boring drill that opened up a brand new path.
After this force slowly disappeared, a notification popped up on the game screen: Absorbed Skeleton General Crystal. Learned Legendary Primordial Energy SkillâPenetrating Pierce.
Zhou Wen had already been prepared to suffer damage, but he was surprised that everything had happened rather smoothly.
With a Mortal stage body, one could only fuse with Mortal Primordial Energy Skill Crystals under normal circumstances. If one forcefully fused a Legendary Primordial Energy Skill, their bodies would suffer an immense impact. The consequences ranged from damaged meridians to instant death.
Zhou Wen had relied on his body being far stronger than the typical Mortal stage, and with no fear of death in-game, this gave him the courage to absorb the Skeleton General Crystal. Everything went smoothly and other than the pain of having a Primordial Energy passageway open up in him, there wasnât any damage dealt to him.
âIs this the case when played in-game or is this an effect of Lost Immortal Sutra?â Zhou Wen couldnât be sure of the reason, but ultimately, it was a boon for him.
After glancing at the provided information in-game, Penetrating Pierce was a Rank 1 Legendary Primordial Energy Skill. However, Penetrating Pierce was a Primordial Energy Skill that required a spear-type weapon to deliver maximum force.
âLi Xuan, come out here!â Zhou Wen was planning on switching dungeons to try his chances at killing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant in Ant Nest when he heard a womanâs voice sound at the villaâs entrance. At the same time, the doorbell kept ringing.
Li Xuan probably wasnât home and he was the only one inside.
Although Zhou Wen heard the doorbell, the visitor had come for Li Xuan. Since the latter wasnât home, he didnât have any intention of opening the door. He continued gaming while sitting on the sofa.
âLi Xuan, I know youâre home. If you donât come on out, donât blame me!â After pressing the doorbell for quite some time, the woman still refused to give up.
Zhou Wen completely ignored her and pretended not to hear her shouts. The doorbellâs ringing didnât disturb him in any way, so he continued gaming.
Zhou Wen imagined that the woman would leave quickly, but to his surprise, the woman stopped after yelling for a while. Then, two seconds later, there was a loud bang followed by two thuds. The door had been kicked open!
The woman dashed into the villa and saw no one in the living room, so she headed straight upstairs.
She appeared to be very familiar with the place, rushing straight for Li Xuanâs room. Without knocking, she kicked the door open.
âLi Xuan, thereâs no hiding today!â Seeing the room empty, the woman headed down the corridor and kicked open one room after another.
When she reached the second room, she saw Zhou Wen gaming while leaning on the bedhead.
Seeing a person, the woman was delighted. However, she immediately wore a look of disappointment when she realized that it wasnât Li Xuan. She glared at Zhou Wen and asked, âWhatâs wrong with you? Didnât you hear me screaming?â
âI did,â Zhou Wen answered as he gamed, not even looking up at the woman.
âWhy didnât you answer when you heard me?â the woman said, peeved.
âYou were looking for Li Xuan, not me. What should I say?â Zhou Wen answered in passing.
The woman was instantly at a loss for a rejoinder. She glared at Zhou Wen fiercely and asked, âWhereâs Li Xuan?â
âHeâs out.â
âI know that heâs out. Iâm asking you where he is.â The woman didnât feel that there was any need to be polite in front of this fellow.
âIâve no idea,â Zhou Wen answered very succinctly because he really had no idea.
Just as the woman was about to say something, her phone rang. She picked up the call, said a few words, and prepared to turn to leave as though there was something pressing.
But after taking a few steps, the woman seemed to think of something. She rushed back in front of Zhou Wen and yanked him up by the arm. âFollow me. Count it as helping me. At the very least, you can make up the numbers.â
âWho are you? I donât know you.â Zhou Wen frowned slightly, wishing to free himself from the womanâs grasp.
âFor you to stay here, you must be one of Li Xuanâs trashy friends. How can you not even know his elder sister? You enjoy life with Li Xuan all thanks to him. Is there a problem helping his sister with something?â The woman seemed anxious, pulling Zhou Wen as she walked out.
Zhou Wen was immediately rendered speechless. He wasnât a trashy friend as she described, but it was true that he was living at Li Xuanâs place at his expense.
âLet me go. I can walk on my own. What help do you need from me?â Zhou Wen thought about it and felt that if it wasnât anything serious, he could always help as payment for rent.
The woman didnât loosen her grip upon hearing that. She continued speaking as she walked. âDonât worry. Iâm only getting you to make up the numbers. I donât have any hopes of you doing anything. Just donât screw things up.â
Without even knowing the name of Li Xuanâs sister, he was pulled out of the villa.
A motorbike was parked at the villaâs entrance. After throwing the helmet that hung on the handle to Zhou Wen, she got on and said, âCome on up.â
When he saw her tall figure in a pair of short boots, t-shirt, and jeans, with black curly hair freely cascading down, he found a heroic vibe to her. She was very different from the women Zhou Wen had previously met.
However, Zhou Wen didnât have any other thoughts about it. After putting on the helmet, he sat behind Li Xuanâs sister.
âSit tight.â As there was only one helmet, the woman naturally didnât have one to wear after giving it to Zhou Wen. When the engine roared to life, her curly hair began flailing in the wind, sweeping across Zhou Wen from time to time.
On the streets of Luoyang, one could occasionally see experts riding all kinds of dimensional creatures. In contrast, this was rarely seen in Guide City.
Vehicles and Companion Beasts followed their own paths looking somewhat bizarre and harmonious.
Companion Beasts were taking on an increasingly important role in the League. Work that many humans and machines were unable to complete required the help of Companion Beasts.
With powerful Companion Beasts, not only did it strengthen oneself, but it could also provide service to all of humanity.
The woman drove extremely fast, swerving through traffic in a harrowing manner. However, she was surprisingly stable, without showing any signs of emergency braking.
Zhou Wen sat behind her, with his hands still on his phone gaming. The journey didnât affect his ability to game.
After riding for quite a while, Li Xuanâs sisterâLi Weiyangâimpression of Zhou Wen improved after not feeling any hands placed around her waist.
She had never had a good impression of Li Xuanâs bad company. If she wasnât in a rush to get Zhou Wen to make up the numbers, she wouldnât have brought him along. She originally had imagined that Zhou Wen would hug her waist to take advantage of her while riding on the bike, but none of that happened. Even his body hadnât made any contact with her, as though he was deliberately keeping a distance.
I never expected Li Xuanâs friends to show some manners,
Li Weiyang thought as she subconsciously looked back at Zhou Wen. It would have been fine if she hadnât looked back, but with that one look, all her favorable impression was gone.
She originally imagined that Zhou Wen was being a gentleman, but when she looked back, she realized that Zhou Wen was still gaming on his phone, having the time of his life. From the way he was engrossed in it, it looked as though he wished to be in the game itself.
From the looks of it, I was overthinking things. How could any of Li Xuanâs friends be a gentleman?
Li Weiyang thought to herself in a self-deprecating manner.